A General Problem

Nothing really exciting has happened recently to report on, so instead, I have decided to discuss a general problem that has been upsetting my mind for some time. There is a book called The 100, by Michael H. Hart. In it, Hart ranks the top 100 people of all time by their influence on world history. The top three go something like this: 1. Muhammad 2. Sir Isaac Newton 3. Jesus Christ. I wanted to dispute Jesus Christs low ranking. I can understand Muhammad's ranking. Not only is he the founder and prophet of one of the biggest religions in the world, and the fastest growing might I add, he was also a military leader who took over the middle eastern world and started a campaign that was finished by later caliphs into Europe. On the other hand, while Christ was clearly very influential (and just to clear the air here, I am a devout Christian), it can be historically argued that the spread of the christian church to the gentiles was accomplished mostly by Paul. Also, Christ was never a military leader. Historically speaking, he was a prophet, the founder of the largest religion in the world, and that is it. But, what I disagree with is his ranking below Sit Isaac Newton. Newtons influence has been far, wide, and great. The invention of calculus has opened up science never imagianable before his time, which has lead to discoveries and inventions that ease the lives of almost everyone on this planet. Also, his work with gravity and light revolutionized the way that we think about our world, and once again opened the door to many later discoveries. But I do not think that any of this outweighs Christs influence. The moral code that he laid down is now implemented into the lives of a large population of the world. Wars have been and are being fought over the truthfulness of his gospel. Consider the Inquisition! The discovery of the New World! A large portion of the people ranked below him on the list (basically anybody who was of European descent) was raised in a world that worshipped him, and thus at least a part of their accomplishments must be attributed to his influence. The Holocaust! The list goes on! Surely these outweigh Newtons influence.

Blessings:
The cool part of the pillow. Its always hard to find, and once you find it, it fades so quickly. But those two to three seconds are my favorite part of sleeping.